柴米 cháimǐ
cháimǐ
noun
firewood and grain; daily necessities
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, the idiom 柴米夫妻 'married in order to have daily necessities' (ABC 'cháimǐ' 柴米, p. 89; Guoyu '柴米')
Contained in
- 柴米油盐酱醋茶(柴米油鹽醬醋茶) firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea; life's daily necessities
- 柴米油盐(柴米油鹽) firewood, rice, oil and salt; life's daily necessities
- 柴米夫妻 married in order to have daily necessities
- 不当家不知柴米贵(不當家不知柴米貴) a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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